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title: "Major Conservation & Environmental Projects in India"
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# Major Conservation & Environmental Projects in India

## Major Conservation & Environmental Projects in India

| Project / Mission | Launched | Focus & Key Facts |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Project Tiger | 1973 | Launched from Jim Corbett NP; run by NTCA; 50+ tiger reserves |
| Project Elephant | 1992 | Protects elephants, their habitat and migration corridors |
| Crocodile Conservation Project | 1975 | Gharial, mugger and saltwater crocodile breeding |
| Project Snow Leopard | 2009 | High-altitude Himalayan states: J&K, HP, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal |
| Project Hangul | 1970 | Kashmir stag conservation at Dachigam National Park |
| Project Rhino / Indian Rhino Vision 2020 | 2005 | One-horned rhino recovery in Assam |
| Sea Turtle Conservation Project | 1999 | Olive Ridley turtles; Gahirmatha, Odisha |
| Project Great Indian Bustard | 2013 | Rajasthan-led species recovery programme |
| Project Dolphin | 2020 | Ganges river dolphin — India's National Aquatic Animal |
| Project Lion | 2020 | Asiatic lion conservation, Gir landscape, Gujarat |
| Project Cheetah | 2022 | Cheetah reintroduction at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh |
| Ganga Action Plan | 1985 | First major river-cleaning plan for the Ganga |
| Namami Gange Mission | 2014 | Integrated Ganga rejuvenation; National Mission for Clean Ganga |
| National River Conservation Plan | 1995 | Pollution abatement across major Indian rivers |
| National Afforestation Programme | 2000 | Degraded forest regeneration via JFM committees |
| Green India Mission | 2014 | One of eight missions under NAPCC; forest cover + quality |
| National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) | 2008 | Eight national missions on climate adaptation and mitigation |
| National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) | 2019 | Targets PM reduction across 130+ non-attainment cities |
| Swachh Bharat Mission | 2014 | Sanitation and solid-waste management, urban and rural |
| Biosphere Reserve Programme | 1986 | Nilgiri was the first (1986); 18 reserves, 12 in UNESCO MAB list |
| Wetland Conservation / Ramsar Sites | 1981 | Chilika and Keoladeo were India's first Ramsar sites |
| Mangroves for the Future / MISHTI | 2023 | Mangrove restoration along the Indian coastline |

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